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Steven D Wexner MD, PhD
@SWexner
Leadership: Academic Surgery @MedStarHealth; @ASCRS_1; @SAGES_Updates; EIC @SurgJournal; @AmColSurgCancer; @AmCollSurgeons; Video Host: bit.ly/3HkbebQ
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    Steven D Wexner MD, PhD
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    Jun 20, 2022
    Thank you Ellen and Steven for your unparalleled altruistic gift. Your incredible philanthropy has ensured us the ability to perpetuate investigation & education to improve patient outcomes throughout the world in the Ellen Leifer Shulman & Steven Shulman Digestive Disease Center
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    Cleveland Clinic Florida
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    Jun 20, 2022
    #CleveClinicFL gratefully acknowledges the generous philanthropic gift of $5M by Ellen & Steven Shulman to support the innovative academic work of @SWexner by dedicating the Ellen Leifer Shulman and Steven Shulman #DigestiveDisease Center in @CityofWeston cle.clinic/3N3eQ4h
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    Steven D Wexner MD, PhD
    @SWexner
    Dec 18, 2022
    After >10 years of limiting my tweets to surgery topics I am allowing myself diversion into the world outside of academic surgery. It was truly incredible to be in Buenos Aires today with my much better half @marianaberho from Buenos Aires 🇦🇷 Felicitaciones Argentina!!!
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    Steven D Wexner MD, PhD
    @SWexner
    Jan 31, 2018
    There are 3 kinds of surgeons: surgeons who operate and therefore experience complications, surgeons who do not operare and therefore do not experience complications, and not completely honest surgeons. I am proud to be in the first group
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    Sandy Gujral
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    Jan 31, 2018
    Replying to @SWexner @NirajGusani and @ericpaulimd
    He (she) who has no complications does no operations! Period!
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    Steven D Wexner MD, PhD
    @SWexner
    May 1, 2022
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    Steven D Wexner MD, PhD
    @SWexner
    Oct 14, 2020
    I am honored and humbled to serve the fellows and members @AmCollSurgeons from @CleveClinicFL @CleClinicMD @ClevelandClinic @clecliniclondon @SAGES_Updates @SoFloACS @AmColSurgCancer @FloridaACS @UCLDivofSurgery @SurgJournal @ColorectalDis @JAmCollSurg @AnnalsofSurgery
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    American College of Surgeons
    @AmCollSurgeons
    Oct 14, 2020
    Dr. Steven D. Wexner, director of the Digestive Disease Institute at Cleveland Clinic Florida, was recently elected Vice-Chair of the ACS Board of Regents during last week’s virtual Clinical Congress 2020. Congratulations, @SWexner! bit.ly/3lM7x3P #ACSCC20
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    Steven D Wexner MD, PhD
    @SWexner
    Aug 25, 2018
    there are 3 kinds of surgeons: surgeons who operate and therefore unfortunately experience complications, surgeons who do not operate and therefore do not experience complications, and dishonest surgeons
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    Steven D Wexner MD, PhD
    @SWexner
    Jan 2, 2021
    the surgeon knows how to operate, better surgeons know when to operate, the best surgeons know why to not operate in certain scenarios
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    Tom Varghese Jr. MD, MS, MBA, FACS, MAMSE 🇺🇸
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    Jan 2, 2021
    Indeed. That famous saying: - During training you learn how to operate. You spend the rest of your career refining the “should you operate”. (Also emphasizes the importance of your partners in clinical practice). #DecideWell
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    Steven D Wexner MD, PhD
    @SWexner
    Feb 25, 2018
    Sadly many things can be taken from us against our will. Unfortunately we can loose our health, material possessions, our loved ones, or even our own lives. The only facet of our lives which is exclusively ours to control is our integrity. Therefore we must always maintain it
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    Steven D Wexner MD, PhD
    @SWexner
    Dec 26, 2018
    Ignorance is shared by some colleagues who think that a tool or technology will make them better surgeons; to date there is no tool or technology which replaces judgement, technical aptitude or experience. Technology may facilitate or augment but does not replace these attributes
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    Colin Ferrett
    @colinferrett
    Dec 26, 2018
    Replying to @SWexner
    Am yet to find any patients who understand what the robotic apparatus does ! They all think “it” does the operation ! It’s like AI , there is so much ignorance out there !!
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    Steven D Wexner MD, PhD
    @SWexner
    Oct 26, 2018
    As I have previously written on twitter there are 3 kinds of surgeons: those who operate and therefore unfortunately get complications, those who don’t operate and therefore don’t get complications, and dishonest surgeons; I am very proud to be in the first group
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    Ian Daniels FRCS
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    Oct 26, 2018
    Replying to @AlaaEl_Hussuna @des_winter and 5 others
    takes an honest surgeon to stand up & explain what happened, what complications arose & how it was managed. Important to reflect on what could have been done differently - an analysis of the “Would’ya? Should’ya? Could’ya? Axis” - better decisions are made managing complications
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    Steven D Wexner MD, PhD
    @SWexner
    Sep 16, 2018
    An average surgeon knows how to operate; a good surgeon knows when to operate
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    Steven D Wexner MD, PhD
    @SWexner
    May 12, 2021
    Happy Eid Al-Fitr
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    Steven D Wexner MD, PhD
    @SWexner
    Nov 27, 2022
    Indeed; there are 3 kinds of surgeons: surgeons who operate and thus unfortunately experience complications, surgeons who do not operate so do not suffer complications, and surgeons who may not be completely honest
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    Steven D Wexner MD, PhD
    @SWexner
    Oct 27, 2025
    Excited, energized, and eager to start my new role on November 1, 2025 as inaugural Physician Executive Director and System Chief for Colorectal Surgery and Vice Chair for Professional Development for the Department of Surgery @MedStarHealth @Georgetown @AmCollSurgeons
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